Wire fence



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WIRE FENCE. w No. 258,501. Patented May 23, 1882.

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PATENT Denice.

JAMES F. STRONG, OF DETROIT, MIOHIGAN.

WIRE FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,501, dated May 23,1882. Application filed January 26, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES F. STRONG, of Detroit, in the county of Wayneand State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in WireFences; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of this invention relates to certain new and usefulimprovements in the construction of wirefences, adapted to be built upin sections and rolled up for convenience in transportation; and theinvention consists in the method ofpackingthe fence for transportation,as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 is an elevation of a section of my improved fence. Fig.2 is aperspective showing the section rolled up.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, AA represent the two end posts of a section of my improved fence, andtothese posts I rigidly secure the ends of the wires B, which are of equallength. If desired, the wire usedin the constructionof the fence may beof barbed wire.

C represents stretcher-bars designed to retain the posts atthe properdistances apart and to stretch the wire. These bars are secured to theposts A by suitable pins and holes, or in any other convenient manner.

A fence of this description may be constructed in sections and rolled upin a compact mass, as shown in Fig. 2, for the purpose of carrying ortransportation.

In setting up this fence the two adjoining posts of the sections shouldbe securely bound together, and the fence set up in azigzag line, or inthe manner of an ordinary rail fence; or, if preferred, it may be setina straight line and secured to its proper position by means of stakesapplied in any of the well-known ways.

A fence constructed as herein described'will be easy to manufacture,while it can readily be taken down or adjusted to any desired position.

I am aware that it is not new to construct portable fences in panelspartly of wood and partly of wire, and I do not claim such construction,my invention being confined to a panel having wires permanently securedto posts and adapted to be stretched tight by wooden rails detachabl ysecured to the post and the posts and wires to be rolled around therails for transportation.

What I claim is The method herein described of packing a fence fortransportation, consisting in first separating the rails from the posts,leaving the wires attached, placing the rails and one of the poststogether, and winding the wires around said rails and posts, thusbringing both of the posts and both of the rails in close proximity andsecurely holding the whole together, snbs'antially as described.

JAMES F. STRONG.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, JAS. SoHoFIELn.

